US President Donald Trump has been accused of forcibly kissing a woman just over a decade ago - an accusation he has labelled "false" and insists "never happened".

An Ohio woman's claim that Donald Trump stole a long and unwelcome kiss from her in the lobby of Trump Tower some 13 years ago is fake news, the president declared Tuesday.

"Why doesn't @washingtonpostreport the story of the women taking money to make up stories about me?"

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Rachel Crooks had come out in 2016, following Trump's much publicized admission that he has engaged in sexually devious acts with women in the past, to reveal that she was one victim of his shameless exploitation.

"He was waiting for the elevator outside our office when I got up the nerve to introduce myself", she said now, remembering that day when she was 22 years old and Trump was 59.

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"I know there are many worse forms of sexual harassment, but doesn't this still speak to character?" she told the Post. She claims he asked whether she wanted to be a model, before kissing her for two whole minutes.

Trump's second tweet on Tuesday, referring to one of his accusers having her mortgage "paid off", appeared to be a reference to Jill Harth. She describes Trump first grabbing her hand, then kissing her on the cheek and then the lips.

She said the incident lasted about two minutes. I just start kissing them.

"When you're a star, they let you do it", Trump said. "Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign", he said in October 2016. "Americans are really upset with politics as usual, and I want to be a voice for them".

Trump also accused the women on Tuesday of making up their stories for money.

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